Dyeing-machine



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T. WOLSTENHOLME.

DYEING MACHINE.

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T. WOLSTENI-IOLME.

DYEING MACHINE.

No. 397,481.. Patented Feb. 5, 1889;.

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lUirnn STATES THOMAS IVOLSTENHOLME,

Farrier Unmet.

OF CAMDEN, NE\V JERSEY.

DYElNG-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 397,481, dated February 5, 1889.

Application filed September 5, 1888. $erial No. 284,616. (No model.)

T0 aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, THOMAS IVOLSTEN- HOLME, of Camden, in the county of Camden and State of New Jersey, have invented a new and Improved Dyeing-Machine, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The invention relates to machines for dyeing yarns, and has for its object to provide a new and improved dyeing-machine which is simple and durable in construction, and very effective in operation for dyeing the yarns thoroughly without breaking or matting the same. r

The invention consists of certain parts and details and combinations of the same, as will be hereinafter fully described, and then pointed out in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure l is a side elevation of the improve ment, showing the tank in section. Fig. 2 is a vertical cross-section of the same. Fig. 3 is an enlarged end elevation of part of the yarnstick frame, and Fig. 4: is an enlarged end elevation of part of the beam for raising and lowering the yarn-stick frame.

The tank A, of suitable size and construction, contains the dyestuffs, and also supports on its outside, at one side, a main driving-shaft, 13, having a rotary motion derived from a suitable machine. At each end of the shaft B is formed a crank-arm, C, pivotally connected by the links I) with the beams E, mounted to swing on top of the tank A at each end. The inner ends of the beams E support the yarn-stick frame F in the tank A in such a manner that the said frame F can be easily attached to or detached from the beams E. For this purpose I have fastened to the ends of the frame F the trunnions F, fitting into bearings on the inner ends of the beams E, the said bearings being each provided with the hinged part E, held in place on the other part by a spring, E, as plainly shown in Fi at. hen the operator lifts the spring E the hinged part E of the bearings swings downward, so that the respective trunnion F becomes disengaged from the bearing of the beams E.

On the frame F are also formed the inwardly-projecting pins F on which can be hooked the ends of the chains G, connected with each other by the rods G G to form the support Gr, held on a tackle, II, of any approved construction, and supported on a carriage, II, mounted to travel in a suitable beam, H extending above the tank A. hen the chains G are fastened to the hooks F and the trunnions F are detached, as above de scribed, from the beams E, then the operator can raise or lower the stick-frame F out of or into the tank A by working the tackle II. When the stick-frame F is out of the tank A, it may be moved to any desired place along the beam H by the frame II, supporting the tackle II and traveling on the said beam H The yarn-stick frame F is preferably rectangular in shape, and supports at its upper end the longitudinal beams I I", placed opposite each other and supporting the yarn-sticks J, which rest in suitable notches, J, in the top of the longitudinal beams I I. In the lower part of the yarn-stick frame F are held to slide vertically the beams K and K, supporting the yarn-sticks L in suitable notches, L, in the sliding beams K and K.

The yarn to be dyed is placed on two cor,- responding sticks, J and L, and the said sticks with the yarn are placed on the beams I and K, so that the yarn is held in a vertical. position, as plainly shown in Fig. 1. The beams K and K are held adj nstably on the frame F by means of pins I passing through the heads K of the beams K and K, and also passing through apertures F arranged vertically on the side beams of the frame F. A latch, 0, held on each end K of the beams K and K, serves to lock the pins N in place. The beams K K are made vertically adjust able, so as to accommodate yarns of different lengths.

In order to hold the yarn-sticks J and L in place on their respective beams I I and K K,

of the sticks, and fasten the said strips under keepers Q, having at their upper ends an angle of projection and being secured to the beams I I and K K, respectively.. At the outer end of each beam E is placed a counterweight, R, to counterbalance the weight of y the yarn-stick frame F and its contents.

I place a strip, P, across the top of the ends IOO The operation is as follows: The yarn-stick frame F when out of the tank A is filled with the strands of yarn supported on the yarnsticks J and L, as above described. The tank A is filled with the desired dyestuffs, and then the frame F is moved over the tank by the tackle H, above described, and let down into the tank to the desired depth. The trunnions F are then connected with the inner ends of the beams E in the manner above described, after which the chains G are unhooked from the hooks F The main driving-shaft is now set in motion, so that an up-and-down swinging motion is imparted to the beams E, which latter impart a like motion to the frame F, whereby the yarns are moved up and down in the dye-stuff in the tank A. tion is continued for a suitable length of time, afterwhich the motion of the shaft B is interrupted, the chains G are again hooked onto the hooks F and the trunnions F are disengaged from the beams E. The tackle H is then set in motion, so as to raise the frame F out of the tank A, and the frame is then transported to any desired place by the means above described.

It will be seen that the frame F when moved up and down in the dye-stuff causes the latter to come in contact with all parts of the yarns, so that the latter are thoroughly dyed, at the same time the yarns are held in an even position, preventing breaking and matting of the strands, as the latter are held on the locked sticks J and L. The yarn, being held a little slack on the yarn-sticks J L, permits it to lift from the top sticks during the downward movement of the frame F and to fall from the bottom sticks during the upward motion of the frame F, thus admitting the dye between the yarn and sticks.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- This operavided with latches E the main-shaftpitmen D, operated by the said shaft and connected at their upper ends to the outer ends of the levers E, and hoisting mechanism for raising the frame out of the tank when the said bearings areunlatched,substantially as set forth.

2. The combination, with stick-supporting frame F, having the, vertical bars provided with apertures F and the upper stick-supporting beams, I I, of the vertically-adjust: able beams K K, having sleeves K sliding upon the said vertical bars, pins N, passing through said sleeves into the said apertures, and latches O, holding the pins in place, sub-, stantially as set forth.

3.111 a dyeing-machine, the combination, with a tank containing the dye-stuffs, of a frame adapted to pass in the said tank and supporting the yarns, a tackle supporting the said frame, and a carriage supporting the said tackle and mounted to travel horizon. tally, substantially as shown and described.

4. The combination of the rectangular frame F, having upper and lower stick-supporting beams, I I K K, and the angular keepers Q, the horizontal arms of which project upwardly across the upper faces of said beams, the sticks. resting at their ends on said upper faces, and

the strips P, placed between the said horizontal arms of the keepers and the ends of the sticks, substantially as set forth.

THOMAS XVOLSTENHOLME.

WVitnesses:

ALFRED E. HASLAIN, MATTIE E. TARR. 

